ISH 2017, Frankfurt
3/14/2017 - 3/18/2017

The bathroom of tomorrow will also involve healthcare. At the ISH Thomas Wagner spoke with Andreas Dornbracht about the new concept of the LifeSpa and general trends in the bathroom experience.

Get rid of those old bulky things and bring in new design radiators – for example colorful ones with a matt finish or specially backlit.

It’s not always easy to find design ideas for small bathrooms. So all the nicer that at the ISH you can even view stylish systems for compact rooms, too.

Be it split logs or pellets, heating using renewable materials is being optimized by the minute. Pellet stoves are now digitally controlled and can be integrated into your heating system.

The washlet, invented by the Japanese, is now being championed in Europe. Toto presents “Neorest,” a mixture of motorcycle seat and space capsule.

Gold, silver and bronze for fittings at the ISH. Almost enough to give you wings.

For many manufacturers, be it of bathroom or heating appliances, electronics is the key. Sometimes this results in gimmicks, other times in convincing innovations.

Be it ceramic or solid surface materials – alongside bowls with extremely fine edges there are now extra-large washbasins with integrated rests and extravagant models from the star designers.

The ISH is truly a fair that focuses on the future. Here, everything revolves very practically around water, energy and climate. And wherever you look you encounter the image of the digital worker.

You can take a shower anytime. Those who appreciate luxury and coziness can’t do without them: The bathtub is returning to the bathroom as a freestanding feature.

The bathroom as wet room has well and truly served its purpose. At the ISH it is clear: In future, fitness and healthcare will take place in the home. And even include automatic urine analysis.

Personal hygiene has long since been a priority and wellness already is, too. Today health is increasingly the focus of bathrooms. And you can find the corresponding products at the ISH, the world’s leading trade fair for the sanitary, heating technology and air-conditioning technology industry.